In 2013, a new law sought to end land grab in India. Telangana showed how easy it was to undermine it, as it took over farmland for a 20,000-acre pharma city.
Dimapur, Aug. 28 (EMN): The call for ‘strong leadership, initiation of changes and bridging the gaps to help the public voice heard’ was the unanimous opinion among the panelists during the consultative meet on “The role of civil society in peace building” organised by the Peace Channel, in collaboration with North Eastern Social Research Centre (NESRC) and North East Institute of Social Sciences and Research (NEISSR) held on August 27 at Peace Centre, 7th Mile St. Joseph campus, Chümoukedima. An update from Peace Channel stated that Rev. Dr. Mazie Nakhro, director of Bright Horizon in Chümoukedima; Doichong Phom, ambassador of Beti Bachao Beti Padhao from Longleng district and social and cultural secretary of Eastern Naga Women Organisation (ENWO); and Rev. Fr. Dr. Walter Fernandes, director of NESRC in Guwahati, Assam, spoke on the various aspects of peace-building as the panelists. In his welcome address, Rev. Fr. Dr. CP Anto, director of Peace Channel and principal of NEI